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1960s
Beach Boys', "Little Deuce Coupe"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's one more thing, it's got a dipstick, daddy!
Original Lyrics:
There's one more thing I got the pink slip daddy!
Canned Heat's, "Going Up the Country"
Misheard Lyrics:
No use in you runnin' or screamin' and cryin'
'Cause you got your wombat, baby I got mine
Original Lyrics:
No use of you runnin' or screamin' and cryin'
'Cause you got a home as long as I got mine
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Travelin' Band"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well I cried 'cause the lamb tried to get a ham
Original Lyrics:
Well, I'm flyin' 'cross the land, tryin' to get a hand
Deep Purple's, "Hush"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bush, bush.
Thought I heard her call her Laléna.
Bush, bush.
She broke my heart but I love her just the same now.
Original Lyrics:
Hush, hush.
I thought I heard her calling my name now.
Hush, hush.
She broke my heart but I love her just the same now.
The Animals', "Dimples"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've got nipples in your drawer
Original Lyrics:
You got the dimples in your jaw
The Animals', "Story of Bo Diddley"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bo Diddley was born in his Spaghetti-os In a place called McCoom
Original Lyrics:
Bo Diddley was born Ellis McDaniels In a place called McCoom
 
1970s
Alice Cooper's, "Halo of Flies"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got a watch that turns into a lightning bolt.
Original Lyrics:
I've got a watch
That turns into a lifeboat.
Bee Gees', "Jive Talkin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Leave me lookin' like a dust-ruf-fle
Original Lyrics:
Leavin' me lookin' like a dumbstruck fool
Commercial's, "Lite-Brite"
Misheard Lyrics:
Light Bright, making things with light OUT OF SIGHT making things with light brite.
Original Lyrics:
Lite-Brite, making things with light.What a sight, making things with Lite-Brite
David Bowie's, "Moonage Daydream"
Misheard Lyrics:
I smoke a lot of big monkey bud
Original Lyrics:
You're squawking like a pink monkey bird
Harry Nilsson's, "Coconut"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dark tusk
Original Lyrics:
Doctor
Henry Gross', "Shannon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mama says she's fired again
Original Lyrics:
Mama says she's tired again
Kiss', "Detroit Rock City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Moving fast down 95 hit top speed
But I'm still movin' much too slow ...
Original Lyrics:
Movin' fast, doin' 95 hit top speed
But I'm still movin' much too slow.
Pattie Brooks', "After Dark"
Misheard Lyrics:
The moon like the music and you
Original Lyrics:
The moonlight, the music and you
Sesame Street's, "Mad"
Misheard Lyrics:
(Yeah, we're bad, we're very very bad)
Original Lyrics:
(Ya, we're angry, very, very angry)
The Partridge Family's, "When We're Singin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Danny got Reuben to sell our Zonk
Original Lyrics:
Danny got Reuben to sell our song
The Spinners', "I'll Be Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll be slippin' into something
Original Lyrics:
I'll be skipping and a jumping
 
1980s
Giant's, "I'll See You in My Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll see you in morning.
Original Lyrics:
I'll see you in my dreams.
Iron Maiden 's, "Caught somewhere in time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cat somewhere in time
Original Lyrics:
Caught somewhere in time
Kate Bush's, "Night of the Swallow"
Misheard Lyrics:
My waist slipped up in the moonlight
Original Lyrics:
I'll whisk 'em up in no moonlight
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's, "Lost in Emotion"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hit the beak now
Original Lyrics:
Hit the beat now
Pat Benatar's, "Love Is a Battlefield"
Misheard Lyrics:
We are yours
Original Lyrics:
We are young
Sheila E's, "The Belle of St. Mark"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause the Belle of St. Mark is a dude extraordinaire
Original Lyrics:
'Cause the Belle of St. Mark is a beauty extraordinaire
Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wheels still have been doubled
Original Lyrics:
We'll still have each other
Tears for Fears', "Mad World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Network
Original Lyrics:
Mad World
The B-52's', "Channel Z"
Misheard Lyrics:
Getting nothing but standing
Getting nothing but standing
Standing in my attic from channel 3
Original Lyrics:
Getting nothing but static
Getting nothing but static
Static in my attic from Channel Z
The B-52's', "Love Shack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lunch bag, baby lunch bag
Original Lyrics:
Love Shack, baby Love Shack
The The's, "This Is the Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
You pull back the curdle
Original Lyrics:
You pull back the curtain
Theme Songs', "Everywhere You Look (Theme from 'Full House')"
Misheard Lyrics:
The NUDE man
The paperboy
And evenings TV
Original Lyrics:
The milkman and the paperboy
Evening TV.
 
1990s
311's, "All Mixed Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
3 will always be prime.
Original Lyrics:
The dream will always be mine.
311's, "Transistor"
Misheard Lyrics:
Redneck game sound system 311
Original Lyrics:
Renegade sound system 311
Babylon Zoo's, "Spaceman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't get on the carousel
Original Lyrics:
I can't get off the carousel
Live's, "All Over You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I love you like water
Original Lyrics:
Our love is like water
Primus', "South Park"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pimples stating, "How's your neighbor?"
Original Lyrics:
People saying, "Howdy, neighbor!"
Stabbing Westward's, "Sleep"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bloated by her thoughts, yeah
Staring at her thoughts, yeah
Original Lyrics:
Floating high above her bed
Staring at her father's head
 
2000s
311's, "Week of Saturdays"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm on fire
Much like a loaded tire
Original Lyrics:
I'm on fire
Much like a low desire
Kinky's, "Cornman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pinch head
Original Lyrics:
Dance Flash
Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics:
p-p-p-poke her face p-p-fuck her face
Original Lyrics:
p-p-p-poker face p-p-poker face
Outkast's, "Miss Jackson"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can paint a pretty picture but you can't predict the weather
Original Lyrics:
You can plan a pretty picnic but you can't predict the weather
The Calling's, "Wherever You Will Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
Runaway with my look
Original Lyrics:
Runaway with my love
The Strokes', "Someday"
Misheard Lyrics:
My ex says I'm lacking in depth.
Original Lyrics:
Maya says, 'I'm lacking in depth'.
Tool's, "Jambi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Silently just save your prison
Original Lyrics:
Silence, legion, save your poison
 
2010s
Andy Grammer's, "Honey I'm Good"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got a didgeridoo
Original Lyrics:
I gotta bid you adieu
DNCE's, "Cake by the Ocean"
Misheard Lyrics:
Waist down with a master beast, waist down with a master beast!
Original Lyrics:
Waste time with a masterpiece, don't waste time with a masterpiece.
Ellie Goulding's, "On My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
What happened to all my money?
Original Lyrics:
Why I got you on my mind
Luke Bryan's, "Fast"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sayin' through the glass, "Your Pa's in a hurry"
Original Lyrics:
Sand through the glass sure falls in a hurry
Niall Horan's, "This Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Smelling your perfume wanna f**k you in the air.
Original Lyrics:
The smell of your perfume still stuck in the air.
Rae Sremmurd's, "Black Beatles"
Misheard Lyrics:
Young boys livin' like they've no d*cks.
Original Lyrics:
Young Bull livin' like an old geezer.
 
country
Traditional's, "The Yodeler"
Misheard Lyrics:
Once an ostrich went yodeling
Original Lyrics:
Once an Austrian went yodeling
Traditional's, "The Yodeler"
Misheard Lyrics:
When he met with an avalanche interrupting his pride
Original Lyrics:
When he met with an avalanche interrupting his cry

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